Williams: I have no interest in trade ... 'this place can be a winner'

The rumors won't go away. Not until the trading deadline of Oct. 14 passes. But Roy Williams insists he's not interested in going to another team; that he's more interested in helping stop this snowball from going downhill. There's just not much he can do to make folks believe him.

The Windsor Star, October 7: "I have no interest (in being traded)," Williams said. "I'm going to be here and I've been given assurances unless something big happens."
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"People compare me to T.O. (Terrell Owens), but I don't talk as much," Williams said. "I just want to win."
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"People might not believe, players might not believe, but this place can be a winner and when it does, I hope to be part of it," Williams said.

And it doesn't matter if fans would like it differently.

The Oakland Press, October 7: "I'm not going nowhere, man," Williams said. "Sorry to inform you and all the fans, I'm stuck. Sorry, sorry people."

Told his body language makes it seem otherwise, Williams said he's just frustrated with the Lions' 0-4 start.

"Let me clarify this for everybody," Williams said. "If I didn't want to be here I wouldn't go in. You can fine me. I got the money to sit down on the sideline. So if I didn't want to be here I wouldn't play.

"When the ball's thrown my way I'm trying to get to the end zone, that's my job. So when you see me catch a ball, if I don't give you the first down sign I don't want to be here."